Phoenix vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phoenix	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5360	$2104
🏠 One person rent	$1407	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$2224	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$643	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4113	$378
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	71	57
😀 Quality of life	91	62
🏙️ Population	1.61M	2.42M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 173% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 1175th and 6516th ($2357 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1001st and 12th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Phoenix ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Salvador ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 134th and 5693rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Salvador

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	Phoenix	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.2	$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1101	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2325	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1811	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$74.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$239	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.9	$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	10.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4603	$1920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$1029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.5	$50.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$9.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.52	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$8.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1456	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18987	$14902

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743